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myrpthidesis's avatar
myrpthidesis
Level 2
4 years ago

Veritas Advdisk not visible from appliance CLI

Hello,

I have one NBU advandisk 1advol that not mounting on the system (verify from NBU appliance). Below is the entry from /etc/fstab.

/dev/vx/dsk/nbuapp/pdvol        /disk   vxfs    _netdev,nodev   0 0
/dev/vx/dsk/nbuapp/catvol       /cat    vxfs    _netdev,nodev   0 0
/dev/vx/dsk/nbuapp/advol        /advdisk        vxfs    _netdev,nodev   0 0
/dev/vx/dsk/nbuapp/cfgvol       /config         vxfs    _netdev,nodev   0 0
/dev/vx/dsk/nbuapp/1advol       /advanceddisk/dp1/1advol        vxfs    _netdev,nodev   0 0

During appliance reboot, I notify that there is warning to run fsck to the 1advol.

Can i proceed with the fsck on the targeted fs? What is the impact if fsck happen to be unsuccessful? , since i can see the 1advol storage utilization showing correct size and data usage from NBU appliance Web Console.

Appreciate if you guys can advise me on this situation.

Btw, I just ventured in Veritas technology and looking forward to learn more on this.

Thank you in advance!

Cheers~

Linux
  • pats_729's avatar
    pats_729
    4 years ago
    Try asking for courtesy case if you have plans to renew the support contract or else you can take risk yourself
    Here the sample command

    fsck -F vxfs -o full -n /dev/vx/rdsk/datadg/fs1

    Me the power be with you!!!
    All The Best .....
  • myrpthidesis's avatar
    myrpthidesis
    4 years ago

    My case resolved by running fsck command.

    Disk state now return to Optimal.

    Thanks guys!

     

  • pats_729's avatar
    pats_729
    Level 6
    4 years ago
    Please don’t run fsck yourself.
    Let Tech Support to do it for you. Please create a support case and work with them.
    • myrpthidesis's avatar
      myrpthidesis
      Level 2
      4 years ago

      Thanks for the advise.

      Unfortunately, appliance is no more under support.

  • myrpthidesis's avatar
    myrpthidesis
    Level 2
    4 years ago

    Further checking found this :-

    - [Info] Performing sanity check on disks and partitions... (5 mins approx)
- [Warning] The 'AdvancedDisk' partition '1' is not mounted...
- [Info] Mounting the 'AdvancedDisk' partition '1'...
- [Error] Failed to mount the 'AdvancedDisk' partition '1'. A full file system check (fsck) needs to be performed on this partition.
- [Error] Failed to connect to server smtp.gmail.com.

    I believe this is the issue that im facing at moment. should i proceed with fsck, or is there any way to fix this?

    Appreciate for any advise.

    Thanks!

     

    • pats_729's avatar
      pats_729
      Level 6
      4 years ago
      Try asking for courtesy case if you have plans to renew the support contract or else you can take risk yourself
      Here the sample command

      fsck -F vxfs -o full -n /dev/vx/rdsk/datadg/fs1

      Me the power be with you!!!
      All The Best .....
      • Nicolai's avatar
        Nicolai
        Moderator
        4 years ago

        the vxfs file systems is rather mature & stable, so likely it is not that bad.

        If if the file system is broken beyond repair, the data on the file system is luckily backup data and not orginal data.